The Scottish Conjurers’ Association has a long tradition of magic spanning over 80 years and its members anticipate that this tradition will continue unbroken for the foreseeable future. Over the recent past the club’s membership has grown steadily and the Scottish Conjurers’ Association has for many years been the largest magic club in the country.
There is a lecture and workshop in Glasgow on Wednesday 10th March hosted by the Scottish Conjurors Association. The lecture is being presented by mentalist Scott Creasy and will begin with a workshop on performing mentalism professionally.
Please note that the venue is the Walton Centre, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, G51 4TF and will start at 6.00pm for the workshop and 8.00 for the lecture. The workshop has limited spaces and will cost £10. Please contact Scott Cuthbertson scottcmagic@ntlworld.com to reserve a space. The lecture will cost £10 at the door.
Please click here to download a leaflet with additional information.
On Wednesday 11th November our very own President Peter Kinney was invited to judge the Scottish Conjurors Association competition. Here is Pete’s report.
Last Wednesday, I was invited along to the Scottish Conjuror’s Association to judge their club competition. It was a great night and I thoroughly enjoyed it. There were five acts on. Three of the acts routines were geared towards family entertainment, very similar to our own Tryst routines. For example; we had needles going through balloons without bursting the balloon and a live rabbit appearing from a large pot. The next act was a card routine, where four Aces disappeared from four separate piles of cards only to reappear together in the final pile. We also nearly saw a ten pound note levitate! I say nearly because the magic just didn’t quick work on that one, but he assured us it usually did work. To be fair, he did manage to make it levitate later on.
The final act was a mentalist. No not Patrick Jayne. He did a couple of very nice mind reading effects were he managed to tell who drew what figure, just from looking at it. His final routine involved members of the audience, who chose certain pages, columns and lines to determine a name of a person in the telephone directory. Then with the help of someone from the audience, he managed to pick up on the information this person was sending o him, to successfully tell the person’s; name, address and telephone number!
On the whole, a great night, with great entertainment from the five acts, and I would like to thank the Scottish Conjurors Association for their kind invitation to judge the competition.
Find a new home for that valued effect you’ve just retired from the act or just buy some more rubbish that’ll never see the light of day.
The Scottish Conjuror’s Association is proud to host the Scottish Mega Magic Auction on Sunday 1st November 2009 at 1.00pm at the Walton Conference Centre, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, G514TF. Doors open at 12 noon for sellers to register lots and for buyers to view. The auction starts at 1pm with doors closing at 6pm. A £3.00 admission fee includes tea and coffee.
Enquires should be emailed to secretary@scottishconjurorsassociation.org.uk.
If you are a seller , report between Noon and 13.00 to be given a number. Auctioneers will then attempt to sell what they consider to be the 3 most sellable items from each seller in turn, before returning to seller number one, and continuing in this fashion.
Anything left unsold at 1700 is available for direct negotiation with the individual sellers. Buyers pay cash as each lot is sold. Sellers have to wait until close of auction for payment (-10% commission to SCA) There usually are bargains to be had. Lots of kids show props recently.
Scottish Conjurers Association hosts The Tommy Frederick Memorial Lecture presented by Close up Magician James Brown. James is a highly respected Close up Magician, Pick Pocket and Hypnotist based in Bournemouth Dorset.
Entry fee for visitors £5 at the door enquiries to secretary@scottishconjurersassociation.org.uk.
Wednesday October 28th 2009 at 7.30pm at the Scottish Mask and Puppet Centre 10 Balcarres avenue, Kelvindale, Glasgow, G12 0QF
A sizeable number of working magicians had let the Scottish Conjuror’s Association know that they were disappointed to miss out on visiting lecturers appearing in Glasgow on a Sunday afternoon (a historical tradition, meant to allow travel in daylight on 1960’s trunk roads!!).
To this end, we have arranged for Dan Garrett’s Lecture to be held on a SUNDAY EVENING in a bid to allow more people to attend.The Lecture will be held in the Walton Conference Centre in the grounds of the Southern General Hospital, Glasgow.
G51 4TF for SAT NAV will get you to the Southern , but the grounds are extensive. The Walton Centre is midway between the Govan Road and Hardgate road entrances. From Govan Road , head up the main drive, under the bridge, past helipad on Right, till the road takes a 90˚ turn. The Walton is 50 yards on your right. From Hardgate Road drive past the Maternity Unit, past two blocks of flats and the Walton is on your left, parking is on your right.
Hospital parking is free at weekends, but we may clash with visiting hours…Parking is available across the road from the Walton Centre. There is a carpark adjacent to the centre marked for pass holders only. Unlikely to be parking attendants around on a Sunday Evening, but…park here at your own risk!!!
James Brown is a highly respected Close up Magician, Pick Pocket and Hypnotist based in Bournemouth Dorset. He was Magic Circle Close Up Magician of the Year 2006 and is an exceptional close up performer and lecturer.
James will be featured at the Tommy Frederick Lecture held on the 28th October 2009 by the Scottish Conjurors Association. This is the SCA’s annual Tommy Frederick Memorial Lecture to acknowledge the contributions of Tommy Frederick (Magic of Frederica by Lewis Ganson) to the world of magic in general, and the inspiration and mentoring he offered to magicians in the Glasgow area.
The Scottish Conjurors Association today released the final details of the 85th Anniversary Celebration Day of Magic.
The event is scheduled for Saturday 18th April 2009 at Jury’s Pond Hotel, Glasgow. There will be lectures by Craig Petty, Gordon Bruce and Mel Mellers. Dealers World of Magic, Lomond Magic and Adrian Harris will also be present. Doors open at 9.00am with entry fee set at £15 at the door. Enquiries should be sent to secretary@scottishconjurorsassociation.org.uk.
